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Contact information

For information on fishing spots in Wisconsin contact:

Fisheries Management

Fisheries Open House – Angler & aquatic educationFisheries Open House

State Fish Hatchery and Facility Open Houses

Go behind the scenes

Pack up the family and visit an egg collection facility or hatchery! Drop in on special events to get behind-the-scenes tours of state fish hatcheries and egg collection facilities.

Woosh! Adopted sturgeon ride the
water slide to the Kewaunee River.

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Kewaunee County

Place:	Besadny Anadromous Fish Facility N3884 Ransom Moore Lane
Community:	Kewaunee
Date:	Saturday, October 6, 2018
Time:	9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Description:	Adopt-a-Sturgeon Salmon egg collection demos Facility tours Fish printing on t-shirts Food and beverages for sale Wagon rides by Algoma Kewaunee Great Lakes Sport Fishermen More! See open house [pdf] for details.
Directions:	Directions are found here.
Sponsor:	Department of Natural Resources
Contact:	Mike Baumgartner, Fisheries Technician, 920-388-1025. Please visit our Web page.

Racine County

Place:	Root River Steelhead Facility
Community:	Racine
Date:	Saturday, October 13, 2018
Time:	9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Description:	See the salmon up close! Salmon spawning demos Facility tours Kids& casting games Fly casting Knot tying
Directions:	A map is on the open house flyer [pdf]
Sponsors:	Kenosha Sportfishing and Conservation Association Racine on the Lake Salmon Unlimited Trout Unlimited Department of Natural Resources
Contact:	Lake Michigan Fisheries Unit, 414-750-8382 or visit our Web page.

Waushara County

Place:	Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery
Community:	Wild Rose
Date:	Saturday, October 27, 2018
Time:	8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Description:	Fall Fish Migration – always the last Saturday in October.  Drop in to find out why fish migrate in fall and join in these activities: Salmon migration maze Kids’ casting games Fly tying Fish identification Gyotaku—Japanese fish-print-making Stick around to help us wrap up our celebration of a new exhibit on Lake Sturgeon – see below
Directions:	On Highway 22, 1/4 mile north of Wild Rose on the west side of the highway.
Sponsor:	Department of Natural Resources
Contact:	Hatchery Naturalist Joan Voigt, 920-622-3527, ext. 209 or visit our Web page.

Learn more about hatcheries

Visit our hatchery Web page for more information about all the state hatcheries, rearing stations and egg collection sites. Many have public visiting hours – drop in and say hello!

Some open house events are held in conjunction with Free Fishing Weekend, the first full weekend in June – so check back another time.